Mercury never trail in 84-81 victory over Liberty
PHOENIX -- — Diana Taurasi and Sophie Cunningham each scored 23 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 84-81 on Thursday night.
Skylar Diggins-Smith hit four free throws in the final 22.6 seconds for Phoenix (10-14). Diggins-Smith finished with 13 points and nine assists, and Shey Peddy had 13 points and four steals.
The Mercury never trailed.
Sabrina Ionescu led New York (9-13) with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Natasha Howard and Stefanie Dolson each scored 16 points.
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Regular Season Series
PHX leads 1-0
Game Information
Footprint Center
3:00 AM, 8 July 2022
Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 6,158
- Referees:
- Kurt Walker
- Tim Greene
- Eric Brewton
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
Connecticut | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
New York | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
Indiana | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
Washington | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
Chicago | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |